Card game



Jan; 11 1927.

1,614,132 H. J. KEATING CARD GAME Filed April 28, .192

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UNITED STATES HENRY JAMES KEA'IING, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

clean GAME.

Application filed April 28, 1926. Serial No. 105,087.

This invention relates to a card game and comprises a pack of cards having a plurality of different series therein in which portions of each series may be given a numerical value and different portions of each series having difierent numerical value.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combinations hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out'and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of this invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a card denoting a grey dog.

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating a white driver.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of a card illustrating an accident. 7

Figure 4 illustrates a maximum hand that a player may hold and which is called hot dog.

Figure 5 illustrates a mixed hand of cards.

As shown on th drawings:

The game comprises a pack of cards consisting of forty-nine cards divided into five series, as follows;

One series consists of nine cards, 1, representing white dogs, and two cards 2, representing white drivers.

Another series consists of nine cards 3, representing black dogs and two cards rep resenting black drivers.

A further series consists of nine cards 4, representing brown dogs and two cards 5, representing brown drivers.

Another series consists of nine cards 6, representing grey dogs and two cards representing grey drivers.

Then there is a series of five cards 7, representing accidents Each series of cards representing dogs may be called a dog train comprising one or more drivers and a pack of dogs.

In playing this game preferably seven cards are dealt to each player. The remaining stack of cards is then placed in the center of the table and the player next" to the dealer draws one from the top of this stack and discards one card, face up, much in the manner in which the game of Rummy is played. The drawer may retain the drawn card in his hand and discard one of the cards that were dealt to him, provided The" of cards on the table has been used up. In

drawing and discarding, each player will, of course, seek to obtain the hand known as hot dog which consists of cards of one series such as is shown in Figure 4-. After the final card has been drawn from the deck the difierent players will add up the points in his hand.

The game may consist of 250 points or any arbitrary number. In determining the value of his hand each player will be given a hundred points if he has a clear hand consisting of a driver and .six dogs, of the same color. If a player has not a clear hand he will be required to select one series of dogs accompanied by a driver and he will be given 25 points for the driver and 5 points for each dog of the same color as the driver. For each accident card in his hand the player will deduct 5 points, and for each dog of a different color he will deduct 5 points, and for each driver of a different color, he will deduct 10 points. For example, the hand shown in Figure 5 should be computed as follows:

The brown driver counts 25 points, the brown dog, counts 5 points, making a total of 30 points. This is the best count obtainable in such hand. From this should be deducted 10 points for the white driver. 5 points for the white dog, 5 points for the accident. and 5 points for each stray dog, making a total of 30 points to be deducted. Such a hand will hence have no score.

It will therefore be evident that the cards denoting the driver may be termed the controlling cards of the series in that they are necessary to impart value to cards designating dogs of such series.

It will be appreciated that while this game will afford amusement for children and be instructive as well, it may also be played by grown-ups.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details of construction may b varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose lim1t1ng the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as-my invention:

LIn'a card game, a pack of cards comprising a plurality of series, each series having a controlling card'for imparting-a positive value to other cards of said series when held in the same hand and one of said series having a negative value.

2. In a game comprising a series of cards .denoting a dog train and a controlling card 10 train.

therefor representing a driver of said dog 3. In a ga1ne, a series of cardsdenoting a dog trainyone card of said series representing the driver of said dog train, the presence of which in ahand imparts a positive value to the other cards and the absence of Which in'lparts a negative value to the other cards of the series.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

'I-IENRY J AMES KEKTING'. 

